White Scones

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 dozen

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Real Irish Food

By David Bowers

Published 2014

  • About

White scones are more cake-like than brown scones, and they’re usually sweeter as well. They’re an afternoon tea sort of treat, or the kind of thing you’d bake for a leisurely weekend breakfast, or treat yourself to in a teashop after a morning’s shopping. They’re so fast, however, that they could also be whipped up as an afternoon snack. Serve them split and anointed with butter, or butter and jam, or filled with strawberry jam and whipped or clotted cream. The baking powder may seem like